Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-26
For the Evening Capital.
Drum Point Railroad.


Mr.. EDITOR - have noticed
with pleasure more than one an
nouncement Of late to the effect
that work on the above road was to
be commenced within sixty days at
furthest, and the entire line from
Baltimore to Drum Point, dis
lance of sixty miles or more, was
to be completed within one year
from said announcement. Whilst
! was one of those who some years
back was unfavorable to the build
ing Of this road by the bonding of
Anne Arundel county therefor the
circumstances now are entirely diff
ferent, as | understand the road is
t. be built entirely by indiuduat
enterprise and capital.
there are some, and perhaps
many, of our citizens who fear that
the building up of this road and of
Drum Point will result in ultimate
damage to this city. For ourselves
we cannot but think that all i'm
provements Of whatsoever kind
made in and around here must
prove generally beneficial, as in the
case of all cities of any size any
where. This road will, unquestion-
ably, for one thing at least, prove
very decided convenience to all
the farmers along its route in Anne
Arundel and Calvert and through
whatever region it may pass. In
| addition to the great convenience
the value Of the land will be en-
HANGED immensely at once, and the
taxable basis of the county as "a
matter Of course just in the same
proportion. Whatever benefits a
part must necessarily to ii greater
or less extent benefit likewise the
whole. The building of this road
therefore may be the means in the
course of a short time Of lessening
the taxes of our people both in the
county and the city. The effects
of such improvements in every way
can be readily seen at glance by
the building Of our new Short Line
Rail Road here from Baltimore as
well as by the old Annapolis and
Elkridge road and the Baltimore
and Potomac ora Pennsylvania road,
upon the country more particularly
through which they respectively
pass,
The best wheat, tobacco and corn
lands in this entire county, indeed
scarcely surpassed perhaps natural
ly by any in the State on either
shore, are to be found on South
aud West River. The effect of this
Drum Point road must be not only
to give a much quicker and better
market for all that region, but en-
able the people of our city and their
friends and relatives out there to
visit each other much oftener than
at present, making it to the mutual
benefit of each. Then we shall have
not only Bay Ridge and Round
Bay and Fair Haven perhaps, and
others as summer resorts, but Drum
Point likewise. Only think how
nice it will be in time to run down
and exchange courtesies with our
fellow citizens in Calvert county
and incidentally along the route
through Anne Arundel, as we do
now across the Severn and by the 9th
er routes to Baltimore and Washing.
ton. Excursion parties from Annap-
oils to Drum Point and from Drum
Point to Annapolis, as well as to
and from Baltimore, will then be
the order of the day, and rest as
sured that the general results to
this city and county both cannot
prove otherwise than eventually ben
eficial in the highest degree in every
way, no less to the farmers than to
our merchants and business men
generally within the city.
All Hail then to the Drum Point
Rail Road. Let its completion be
not only certain but speedy.
WELL-NISHER.